Léon Jessel  (1871-1942)
Last updated: 01.02.24
As gleaned from various Internet sources given below, Léon Jessel was a German composer born in Stettin. After studying with various teachers between 1888 and 1891 he became a conductor and musical director working in many German cities. His best known operetta is the Schwarzwaldmädel, first performed in the Comic Opera, Berlin, in August 1917 having a run of 900 performances. He went on to write a total of 18 operettas without however achieving the same success. He is equally well known for his Parade of the Wooden Soldiers. Being a Jew he suffered the same fate as several of his artistic contemporaries and died aged 70 after torture by the Gestapo.


  Title (Release Year) Performers Instruments
       
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audiodbemp315.gif Mädle aus dem schwarzen Wald (1917) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. A/T/T/B/GB(B)
audiodbemp315.gif Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (1911), The Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. T/T/B+T/B/GB(B)
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Item Title Available €     £     $     Other
             
DBE814 Mädle aus dem schwarzen Wald (1917)
A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3½ mins.
1-2 days
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DBE217 The Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (1921) - Op. 123
T/T/B/B+T/GB(B), approx 3 mins.
1-2 days
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     Title Instruments Remarks
       
sm15.gif Mädle aus dem schwarzen Wald (1917) A/T/T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifwvicon.gif
sm15.gif Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (1921), The T/T/B+T/B/GB(B) dbe15.gifPub.
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (1911), The L. Jessel (music) Piano YorkSpace wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Parade of the Wooden Soldiers (1921), The L. Jessel (music) Piano Greer Pub.
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Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Song (1922), The L. Jessel (w&m)
Piano Greer
Indiana
Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 14 works by Léon Jessel (1871-1942). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, The 1911 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)  wvicon.gif  audiodbemp315.gif
Die Schöne Schwarzwalderin 1917
Es Kann Ein Bub' Sein 1917
Lachende Augen Holder Sirenen 1917
Mädle aus dem schwarzen Wald 1917 Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)   audiodbemp315.gif
Malwine Ach Malwine 1917
Muss Denn Die Lieb' Stets Tragödie Sein 1917
O Caccilia 1917
Schattentanz 1917
Scheint Die Sonne Herein 1917
Wir Sind Auf Der Walz' 1917
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Song, The (w&m) 1922  Pub.
Schmetterlings Schicksal ?
Unter Hindenburgs Fahnen Op. 263 ?
     Composer Title Performer